NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover on behalf of the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program portfolio.

The captivating shapes of wind-carved crags called yardangs are revealed in this zoomed-in crop of a broader panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on Aug. 11, 2026. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed. Sunlight illuminates wind-carved cliffs in a dramatic new image.

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached a new milestone on Mars, marking a 1-kilometer elevation gain during its ascent of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater. The achievement represents the highest point reached so far in the rover’s 14-year mission, which has ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover marked 5,000 Martian days by capturing morning and afternoon views that were blended into a striking Mars “postcard.” The panorama shows Curiosity, its tracks, and the enormous landscape surrounding Mount Sharp and Gale Crater.

The Curiosity rover has been productive during its 5,000 sols on Mars (a sol is roughly 40 minutes longer than an Earth day). It regularly picks out interesting objects to photograph, such as last month when it captured what looked like footprints on the Red Planet. NASA explained that the unusual features are broad, shallow pits on the bedrock.